Sr. Water Resources Engineer

Klohn Crippen Berger; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) seeks an experienced Sr. Civil/Water Resources Engineer to lead and deliver challenging water resources projects.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, hydrogeologists and environmental scientists, guiding project teams from concept through construction and mentoring junior staff. The role is based in our Calgary or Edmonton office and involves collaboration across sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or higher.
• Minimum 10 years of related Water Resources experience.
• Strong verbal and written English communication; experience writing proposals and reports.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Canada (P.Eng).

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of projects by tracking scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate designs and perform detailed calculations, reports and drawings.
• Delegate design work to junior staff and supervise the team.
• Foster technical development and participate in professional activities.

Skills

Communication in English

Professional Engineer (P.Eng) Canada

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Civil/Water Resources Engineer to help drive our business forward and take on challenging projects. In this role, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, hydrogeologist, and environmental scientists, managing project teams and developing designs from concept through construction. You will bring in and execute water resources engineering, river engineering, water storage, mine water and stormwater management, and irrigation projects in the infrastructure, municipal, hydropower, oil sands and mining, sectors. Our ideal candidate has the option to of being based in our Calgary or Edmonton office, and has strong hydrotechnical skills, is curious and is eager to learn, and is interested to mentor and develop junior staff.

Objectives Of This Role

• Step into a technical project management role and develop leadership and team management skills.
• Learn from talented and experienced senior staff and advance your career, while mentoring and developing junior staff at the same time.
• Develop client relationships by working closely with them and supporting them through project phases.
• Actively participate in business development and planning.
• Manage time and resources to run multiple small projects (< $50,000 in consulting fees) and the skills to take on large projects (>$100,000 in consulting fees) as the opportunities become available.
• At the end of the first year, the candidate should be managing multiple projects and project teams, should have learned new technical skills through on-the-job training, should be helping the group manager and team leads to manage the allocation of resources and have worked on at least one proposal.

Daily And Monthly Responsibilities

• Manage execution and timely completion of projects by tracking project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate designs and detailed calculations, prepare reports and drawings, project specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Delegate design, calculations, reporting and other activities to junior staff and be responsible for the work.
• Build technical skills through continued professional development, on-the-job training, and involvement in technical societies and associations.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of related project in experience in Water Resources Engineering.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English including your demonstrated capabilities in writing proposals, technical reports, and construction specifications.
• Be registered as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

About Us

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with five major business units providing engineering and environmental services in the mining, hydropower, transportation, ports, infrastructure, geotechnical, oil & gas, environmental, and water resources sectors. We offer a full range of services from our offices in North America, Australia, South America, and Europe.

From our offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, York (UK), Naas (Ireland), Sweden and Dominican Republic, our EMIE Group works on challenging projects in the Water, Power and Transportation, Oil Sands, Mining, and Oil and Gas market sectors.

KCB is a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed companies. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers. We offer professional career development tracks and salaries commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package.

Are you up to the challenge?